Section 102 Nigeria Police Act

Section 102 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 is about Obtaining admission into Police Force by fraud. It is under Part XII (Offences) of the Act. It provides as follows:

(1) A person who-
(a) knowingly uses or attempts to pass off any forged or false certificate, character, letter, or any other document for the purpose of obtaining admission into the Nigeria Police Force ; or

(b) on applying for enlistment, makes any false answer to any statement put to him by any appropriate authority, .commits an offence and, on summary conviction to a fine ofN50,000 or imprisonment for three months or both.

(2) A police officer may arrest without a warrant any person whom he reasonably believes or suspects of having committed an offence under this section.